Pennsylvania State News The Reading Chamber of Commerce went over the top in its drive for 200 members. Because of increasing business the Boyertown post office building is be- ing enlarged. The Berks court warned pool room proprietors against allowing minors to congregate in their places. The Red Lion grammar school, in Berks county, which was closed for 20 years, has been reopened. Work has been started on the Read- ing railway's new concrete bridge over the Schuylkill river at Port Clin- ton. The Hamburg fire company pur chased for $6000 two houses which will be suitable for its future head quarters. The Central Pennsylvania chapter of the Alumni Association of Jeffer son Medical College was recently held in Altoona. State police seized a truckload of beer at Lansford, the property of a Coaldale dealer, and placed it in the jail at Mauch Chunk. St. John's Union church, at Frie densburg, one of the oldest in Schuyl kill county, was rededicated after be ing complete’y remodeled. State highway department engi neers are surveying for a new read from Parryville to Weissport, with a view of eliminating a very heavy grade, Increasing employment {in steel mills and on railroads and continued activity in employment in the build ing trades is reported by the Harris burg office of the state employment service in its mid-November summary of conditions. Harold Strunk of Portland motored with a friend to Stroudsburg in his grandfather's roadster. While the: were in the movies someone stole the car, but it was found a few days late: in a fleld above Slateford. Excepting a flat tire it was in perfect condition. Allegheny county's 111 banking in stitutions under authority of the state department of banking showed aggre gate resources of $706,765,997.08 In their reports made to Secretary Banking Peter G. Cameron on Sep tember 28, the gain in a year being $20,784.475.06. Organized merchants of are preparing to take part ness men of Scranton and Wilkes barre to attempt to end the mine trike, bat it is belleved that a change of attitude on the part of both miners and operators is necessary if a termi nation of the long struggle is to b hopefully discussed. h Recovery of $70,000 of the $75.00 loot obtained by bandits in the hold Pottsville with busi Savings and Trust Company at Van siX¥ alleged members of the gang was announced by the state po ice at Greensburg. All have made confessions, it was sald. City councils of Lancaster have passed an ordinance creating a dental! dispensary bureau. A dental surgeon will serve as chief of the bureau. The Gispensary will take over the work which had been attempted by the lo cal dental society, and will be for the benefit uf school children whose fami lies are not financially able to have the children’s teeth looked after prop erly. Wildey Wilkel of Marietta will oe elected president of the Lancaster County School Directors’ Association, meeting at the Millersville Normal School. While on a gunninz trip in Perry county, near New Buffalo, Alfred iross of Hanisburg shot a grey fox half pounds. of $4. Rev. Henry Strobower, pastor of a colored church holding revival meet: ings at Chester, preached on the sub ject, “Thou Shalt Not Steal” he went out to feed his chickens, he found that all his prized birds were missing. Sanford Warner, 17 years old, an He will eceilve a bounty ton Girvin, aged 26, of the same place, employed as ticket clerks yy the Penn- sylvania Railroad at Bryn Mawr, were committed to West Chester prison on charges of being implicated in a num. ber of burglaries in the section about Atglen within the last few weeks. James Fraley, convict at the East. “ern Penitentiary, who some months ago told a Philadelphia grand jury that he had been badly beaten by of- ficials of the penitentiary, has been granted a rehearing by the State Board of Pardons. At the December session” the board will hear his plea for pardon from s ntence of 15 to 20 years for sqcond degree murder, was refused pardon im October. 1020, and twice since then has been refused rehearings. Lancaster police will immediately open war on “jaywalkers” at street in. tersections governed by automatic trafilc lights, The Kiwanis Club and a number of business men have asked city council to appropriate $10,000 to be used in conjunction ¥ith the establishment of a city planning and zoning system in Chester, The Mt. Holly Springs council has authorized the borough street depart. ment to paint traffic lines in the pub. lie square ag a means of reducing the number of accidents, which have been aumerous at the crossings, 2—Archie at Spokane, Wash. Andrews Clark III, grandson of NEWS REVIEW OF Mississippi Valley States Demand Completion of Waterway Projects. By EDWARD W. PICKARD RESIDENT COOLIDGE, In his ad- dress before the New York state chamber of commerce, put develop ment of the country's waterways in the forefront of his program. And last week the Mississippl Valley asso- ciation, In session In St. Louis, elab- orated on this with the utmost en- The delegates, who com- West, served notice on congress that they have ceased to beg from it for the carrying out of such great pro} ects as the Chiecago-to-the-Gulf water. way. Now they are demanding, and loudly, conclusive on the funds necessary to carry out the inland waterway plans, a fixed policy for thelr completion within five years, and a national plan by which such a policy could not by any bureau or department. The association put itself on record to that and in discussion of the last of the Smith in some of the director President James E address said his an- ‘these Intra Costal Canal Association of Louisiana and Texans, represented In the convention were asked to urge the President to put wa- terways completion in his annual mes sage. The association also decided to put on a campaign for the purpose of showing to the public the practical benefits of waterways and to urge co operation with the rallways. Division of- rates is desired, but not railroad ownership of the water lines Lake Michigan came to the front and was warmly defended by Congressman Newton of St. Louis, though he based it on the needs of navigation rather than of sanitation, He declared a per- manent flow of 10000 cubic feet a minute through the Chicago river and the drainage canal was virtually need- ed to raise the levels of the Missls- states must get behind Chicago this battle for their own salvation. He asserted that there Is no longer a lake level problem Involved, for the lower- ing of that level is now complete, Later In his lively address Mr. New- ton sald: “The bulk of protest in this country comes from representatives of cities are being Impaired and the most fe- roclous protest comes from Milwau- kee, “It is interesting to note that when diversion began at Chicago the har bor at Milwaukee was approximately five feet deep, while today it is more than twenty-one feet, This increase in depth was made at the expense of the whole country from funds appro priated by congress, “lI find that many who are most strenuously opposed to the diversion at Chicago have no qualms of con- science about advocating far more ex. tensive diversion from Niagara Falls for the manufacture of electricity to power Interests, “The impression Is made that Chi cago is violating sacred treaty obliga. tions between the United States and Canada. The truth is we have per. feet understanding with Canada re garding diversion, and | am fully per. suaded that no protest would ever have been raised had it not been for the big power Interests who want to use this water at Niagara and down the St. Lawrence.” President Smith was re-elected hy the association, and Thomas FF. Can. ningham of New Orleans wus made vice president nt large, OL. WILLIAM MITCHELL took the stand In his own defense in bis court-martial trial snd refteruted his accusations against the alr serv. has made speeches. In the expansion of his charge that the War department's ad- ministration of the national was “almost treasonable” Mitchell sald: “There are two definitions of trea- son—the one In the Constitution, which defines it as levying war against the country and glving ald and com- fort to Its enemies, and the other defi. nition of It as the giving up or be trayal of a trust or confidence, 1 be. lieve the department's system Is al- most treasonable, because it does not give its proper place to alr power in the defense of this country. Tt's a question of the system, not indi- viduals” He repeated his charges that high ranking officers of the army and navy have given false or misleading infor. mation to Investigating ittees, and insisted that the D H planes still in use are "flaming coffins.” Major Gullion, assistant judge the colonel and hot defense of comm there were frequent Reid Next day Mitchell was led to adm! many } based Major Congressman of his sensational ¢ and general undertook to were on hearsay belief Gullion + Defense, but the into charges of nel's book, wns from refused “Winged other to Representative who examined writers, BO Perkins the plagiarism New Jersey, committee last spring sald that before three navy him for prelimin; sald that If called fot tell what they knew cause “it's a long way to Guam.” Then the defense to the subject of “propaganda.” [It submitted a copy of an official letter, dated Murch 21, 1025, the navy education of the Fleet,” on which was this Indorsement: “The object of this fiim Is to bat the effect General they [4 came film, com- of fore the Lampert committee) and to war. It is to be spread by the navy recruiting service-—probably this sum. mer and fall, before congress meets” One of the marginal notes was: “Battleship bombing: Prints made of misses only are to Joston American, testified that counts of the Mitchell trial, prepared ing editorial comment unfavorable to Mitchell were “available to the press.” RANCE is undergoing another of her frequent ministerial crises and at this writing the outcome Is in doubt, Premier Painleve put his financial pro- gram before the chamber of deputies and at a critical moment enough of the Communists deserted him to canse on a single item-—a plan for consoli- dation of treasury bonds amounting to a moratorium, The premier and his ministers promptly resigned, and Pres. ident Doumergues was advised to ask Aristide Briand, seven times premier, to take the office for the eighth time. He consented provisionally, but soon found he could not be assured of a majority in the chamber and so aban- doned the attempt to form a ministry. Paul Doumer and Former Premier Herriot in turn tried, and gave up. and at this writing Briand is again making the endeavor. The extremists, of both the right and the left, are talking openly of a dictatorship. ERMANY'S reichstag has voted its ratification of the Locarno treaties by a goodly majority, despite the die-hard opposition of the Nation. alists, Communists and so-called Fhee ists. Chancellor Luther and Foreign Minister Stresemann put the pacts up to the reichstag strongly as the one way of securing peace and. safety, Both denied’ that in ratifying the treaties Germany was entering an al lance against. Russia Stresemann said: "We have so often declared our peaceful intentions toward Russian that it Is time to close the question. On the other hand, It is high time that Russia declares Its peaceful inten: | tions toward the rest of Europe” When later he exclalmed: “We have confidence In France. We are not | dealing with the France of Poincare.” | the chamber and galleries cheered for | France! Herr Wels, lender of the Socialists, | declared Germany had only two roads before it—European pence based on the Locarno treaties, or an alliance { with Russia, which must lead to war. { He solemnly warned Russia to amend | its ways, end its voluntary Isolation, | take up the road to the League of Na- | tions and finally give up Its system of political terror, The Russophiles | elsewhere who have condemned {| Locarfio treaties because | sla was not Included and taken and the in America | walls, for one of the highest officials | of the Moscow government | declared Russia has no Intention or { desire to join the league, and stands i aloof so far as the pacts are con- | cerned, | QETTLEMENT of the Tacna-Ariea S dispute by the commission headed by General Pershing Is not proceeding well, Chile's repre sentative on the plebiscite commission, from Its are Senor Edwards, withdrew negotiations: the ANRrY the mission called for control of the resi. in the plebiscitary ares; and President Alessandri in a speech accused the Americans of up “conflict, discord and between Chile and trying to solve the dispute Chileans because com. dents former wtirrine irring Peru in- hatred” of stead heen sent from Balboa to Arica. | COMMISSIONER OF REVENUE BLAIR Iast week re { voked all exemptions ander householders have been permitted to make not to exceed 200 gallons of INTERNAL { tax. General department's prohibition found there were hundreds sands of these permits and that much der them found its way Into bootleg channels, Results of enforcement of the Vol. | stead act since its passage five and | one-half years ago—1054772 Andrews, the Treasury of thou- [033.650 and jall sentences {summed up In a Department of Jus tice report to Attorney General Sar gent. At the end of the same period, June | 80, 1025, there were 24.084 cases pend- | ing In federal courts throughout the | country, missed and 7.414 violators had been acquitted, An Increase of 4.805 in the last fiscal year over the record of the | previous year is shown. The average | jail sentence has Increased from 21 days In 1025, an Increase of 25 per cent In the last year. The average fine for 1025 was $200. OVERNOR MIRIAM FERGUSON of Texas is having a hard row to hoe these days and the threat of im. peachment ie growing more menacing. Enough members of the legislature to demand an extra session have made that demand, and they announced that unless the governor Issued the eall the speaker would be petitioned to do so. The worst of “Ma's” troubles are concerned with the highway contracts. Recently the American Road company confessed $600,000 judgment for ex- cess profits on 1.000 miles of road surfacing contracts and there are suits against another road construction company. The governor demanded and obtained the resignation of Chalr. man F. V. Lanham of the state high way commission and of Joe Burkett, n member; but the leaders of the fight against her administration declared this action would not deter them in thelr plans, LL Great Britain was In mourning last week because of the death of Dowager Queen Alexandra, for she was deeply loved by the people, The body lay In state for some days In the Hitle church of Sandringham and then wis borne on the gun carriage used for Queen Vietorin to Westminster ‘Abbey where the funeral service was conducted by the archbishop of Can. terbury. . COMMERCIAL Weekly Review of Trade an Market Reports. so ————————— BALTIMORE. —Wheat—No. 2 red winter, spot, domestic, 81 70%: No. 2 red winter, garlicky, spot, domestic, $1.661%, Corn—No. 2 yellow corn, old, domestic delivery, is quotable at $1.06 ber bushel for car lots on spot. Oats—No. 2 white, 50c sales; No. 3 white, 49¢ sales. ’ Hay--New hay, per ton, No. 2 timo. hy, $24.50@25: No. 3. timothy, $22@ pe 24; No. 2 light elover, mixed $21@22; No. 1 clover, mixed, $236 23.50." Straw-—Per ton, No. 1 12; No. 1 oat, $12612.50 City Mills Feed Western, in 100-pound sacks, per ton, $356; Western middlings. brown, 100-pound sacks, per ton, $26 Eggs—Maryland, Pennsylvania Virginia, fresh-gathered firsts, in QUICK CHOICE It was a tank town at. which the stranger descended. “What Lotel, sir?” asked the chari- “What hotels have you?” “The Grand Kazique, the Hoel “Haul me to Bkeets Tavern, prithee,” directed the traveler, who knew tank towns.—Loulsville Courier- ginla, firsts, 56@ 558; 55@ 56. Butter—Creamery, fancy, per pound, 51@52¢c; do, choice, 46@50: $8@48; do, prints, 53G@54; 52@53; do, ladles, 43@ 44: and Pennsylvania rolls, 40@ 4G; West Virginia 40; store packed, 38: Marviand ginia and 40g 42 Fresh Fish, tives, per 1b, lina, 2025 barrel, $25@ 230; $15@20; 15. Cro Southern, firsts, do, blocks Ohio roils, 38 Vir- aairy prints 11 “ ¢ roiig, 35 Pennsylvania Clams 25Q@ 28« Gray Etc —Bass, na- ; do, North Caro trout, large to medium per box, $10@ $2025 546 do per § mall GO, sail do, as to size us, per medium, per barrel Carp, pound 1 Bc small to Roc k. bo!li 28@30c; medium 15@18; do, extra , white, large y ! SO fre DE «Na LH large, 20@26 15@ 20¢c; do. white do, 3 How Taw do, yellow, large, 15¢ ’ a 6G8 Sal megium mon 12@G aroiina is 1 O11 ta $1 40@Q 1.50 wir 100 barrel ounds and over, 40@ 41 NEW YORK Wheat dark Northern New York hard $1.52; and winter, f. o No. 2 1 Manitoba, do No, 2 York. all low, do, 93% Oats—Spot 50% Butter lake mixed Corn veliow rail, 963%.¢c; steady; No. 2 Creamery, higher {88 to stock, do, firsts packing 81 score), current Eggs-~Fresh gathered extras. 636 ered, firnte, 57@62; do, storage, 35@ fresh gathered, seconds and poorer, 40@50;: do, storage, 32@G 34; ed extras, 75. Cheese—State, whole milk, flats, fresh, fancy to fancy specials, 26% @ 27¢; do, average run, 24% G25; State, whole milk, flats, held, fancy, 27@28. Live Poultry--Chickens, by freight 27@ 28%; by express, 25G 33: broilers, by freight, 33; by express, 35@ 37; express 22@35; roosters, by freight, 17; tur keys, by freight, 42. PHILADELPHIA. — Wheat — No, 2 red winter, 1.60@165; do, garlicky $1.580 1.65. Corn--No. 3 veliow, new, Sle. Oats-—No. 2 white, 50G50%ec. Butter—8olid packed, higher than extras, 52% @%53%ec, the latter for small lots: extras, 92 score, 51%; 91 score, 51; 90 score, 48; 89 score, 46; $8 score, 44; £7 score, 43; R86 score 42%. Eggs—-Fresh, extra firsts, 65c; firsts in new cases, 58; in second-hand cases, 57; seconds, 35@ 38. Cheese-—Fresh flats, 260 26%ec. LIVE STOCK BALTIMORE. — Cattle -- Steers choice to prime, $10@10.75;: good to choice, $0.25@G9.75; medium to guod £8.50G 5; common to medium, $6604 7.00; common, $4@86. Heifers, choice to prime, $7.76@8.25; good to choice, $7.25@7.75; medium to good, $5.75@ 6.50; common to medium, $4504 5.50. Bulls, good to choice, $5.20 6; fair to good, $3.50 4.50. Sheep and Lambs—8heep, $2100 7.50; lambs, $1016.50, : No Position to Judge Joshua Kornshux Cor- ners was paying a visit to the city and into a fellow of Scrabble towns “And how do you like the city, “l dunno,” was the dismal wife's algng."—American Ww eek 154 - reply. Legion Provoking One Who Isn't-—1t feeling to be married to 4 man whe can speak four or five languages. One Who Is—Quite the contrary. | can understand and be always does his sleep talking in some other tongue. must be a grand Laglish only, WILLIE'S OPINION “Now Willie, what motive impeileqg our early settlers to journey westward in their covered wagons? “l guess It musta been curiosity ‘eacher.” Hot Dawg! Nice little doggies Bizzling on a plate In came the boarders And then they were ats. All in Habit Customer—That pound of evaparat. ed peaches you sold me didn't weigh over thirteen ounces. Grocer—Well, ma'am, 1 didn't guar antee ‘em not to go on evaporating.— Williams Purple Cow. Making Up “Are we going to that not “I'm trying to make up my mind, affair or “Make up your face at the same Missed Again “With all his money, he hasn't got a place he can call home.” “But what about Branksome Tow- “He calls that ‘ome’ !"-—Tit-Bits REST ON ANOTHER'S * “I'm so tired | can’t stand on my feet I" “let's take a car then—you cam stand on somebody else's feet” Located The men who say Hard work is sweet ‘Most all reside On Easy street. Two in a Taxi He (earnestly)—One kiss ig au § usk, She-—But this Is a nonstop street. Cuckoo Bashful Soitor—~There’s something very special I want to ask you, dear. Could you—er—will yop Clock Cuckoo! Cuckool . Suitor—Er-go with me to the ple tures Saturday night? Insurance Wanted “1 want insurance for a frame mer hotel.” “Our firs rates are" *l want insurance against sum.
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